Butterfly sighting

Ryan Brady

Location: My house in the Chequamegon National Forest southeast of Grand View
Bayfield County

My first butterflies of the season, amidst patchy snow cover. Not a bad start!

Mourning Cloak

Mourning Cloak

Eastern Comma

Eastern Comma

Compton Tortoiseshell

Compton Tortoiseshell

Milbert's Tortoiseshell

Milbert's Tortoiseshell

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